The school announced Saturday that it had hired a new basketball coach.
Abrahamson-Henderson was a player at Georgia and is now the head coach at UCF. After two seasons for the Lady Dogs, the Iowa native moved to her home state and finished her playing career there.
Abrahamson-Henderson was the American coach of the year this season as the Knights went 26-4 overall and 14-1 in the league. She's the third head coach in Georgia history, following Andy Landers and Joni Taylor, who just took the job at Texas A&M.
This is a dream come true. Abrahamson-Henderson said in a statement that she was thrilled to return to Georgia as the head coach at one of the premier women's basketball programs in the country.
The most historic season in school history happened at the University of Central Florida. It is not easy to leave a place like UCF, and I want all our administrators, players, alumni, fans and supporters to know you will always hold a special place in our hearts.
In 17 seasons as a head coach, Abrahamson-Henderson has gone 372-157 and won the 2005 WNIT title with the Lady Bears.
She was an assistant at Indiana, Washington, Michigan State, Iowa State, Maine and Duquesne. Michael Henderson is a former college basketball player who is an official in the Division I women's game. He was an official in the NBA and the WNBA.
The Georgia athletic director said in a statement that they are thrilled to welcome the family to Athens. Our goal was to find a coach who had been successful in both the conference and NCAA tournaments. I can't wait to see what her teams are able to accomplish here at the University of Georgia, as she is the entire package.
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